Hertha vs Stuttgart 2021-22 German Bundesliga
Hertha grab 2-0 win in relegation battle against Stuttgart
Hertha Berlin grabbed a 2-0 victory over Stuttgart in their relegation battle to take a massive step towards Bundesliga survival.
Match Commentary
- 4': Goal! Hertha Berlin 1, VfB Stuttgart 0. Davie Selke (Hertha Berlin) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marvin Plattenhardt with a cross.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 24': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Erik Thommy replaces Pascal Stenzel because of an injury.
- 41': Wataru Endo (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Hertha Berlin 1, VfB Stuttgart 0.
- 45': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Fredrik Bjørkan replaces Marvin Plattenhardt.
- 64': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Ishak Belfodil replaces Kevin-Prince Boateng.
- 64': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Maximilian Mittelstädt replaces Suat Serdar.
- 64': Vladimír Darida (Hertha Berlin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Alexis Tibidi replaces Orel Mangala.
- 74': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Niklas Stark replaces Vladimír Darida.
- 78': Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp replaces Davie Selke because of an injury.
- 87': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Tanguy Coulibaly replaces Tiago Tomás.
- 87': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Enzo Millot replaces Chris Führich.
- 90'+3': Goal! Hertha Berlin 2, VfB Stuttgart 0. Ishak Belfodil (Hertha Berlin) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maximilian Mittelstädt.
Game Information
Venue: Olympiastadion
Location: Berlin, Germany
Attendance: 54,589
German Bundesliga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +55 | Bayer Leverkusen | 30 | 80 | 0 |
| +50 | Bayern Munich | 30 | 66 | 6 |
| +32 | VfB Stuttgart | 30 | 63 | 7 |
| +35 | RB Leipzig | 30 | 59 | 7 |
Statistics
 VFB |
BSC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 0 | Saves | 5 |
| 58.4 | Possession | 41.6 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 409 | Accurate Passes | 235 |
| 511 | Passes | 357 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 20 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 75 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 6 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 17 | Clearances | 24 |
Hertha Berlin (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 37 | Marcel Lotka (GK) |
| 20 | Marc-Oliver Kempf |
| 4 | Dedryck Boyata |
| 21 | Marvin Plattenhardt |
| 2 | Peter Pekarik |
| 27 | Kevin-Prince Boateng |
| 18 | Santiago Ascacibar |
| 29 | Lucas Tousart |
| 7 | Davie Selke |
| 8 | Suat Serdar |
| 6 | Vladimír Darida  |
VfB Stuttgart (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Florian Müller (GK) |
| 37 | Hiroki Ito |
| 5 | Konstantinos Mavropanos |
| 24 | Borna Sosa |
| 15 | Pascal Stenzel |
| 2 | Waldemar Anton |
| 23 | Orel Mangala |
| 3 | Wataru Endo |
| 9 | Sasa Kalajdzic |
| 22 | Chris Führich |
| 18 | Tiago Tomas |
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